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CID to DRA: distance & flight time
Cedar Rapids (The Eastern Iowa Airport) → Mercury (Desert Rock Airport)
1,346 mi
2,166 km · 1,170 nm
3h 24m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading west
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Flight time details
1,346 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 24m gate to gate, flying west. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- CID — The Eastern Iowa Airport · Cedar Rapids, United States
- DRA — Desert Rock Airport · Mercury, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near CID
- IOW · Iowa City Municipal Airport19 mi away
- ALO · Waterloo Regional Airport58 mi away
- DBQ · Dubuque Regional Airport63 mi away
- OTM · Ottumwa Regional Airport66 mi away
Near DRA
- INS · Creech Air Force Base20 mi away
- LAS · McCarran International Airport62 mi away
- VGT · North Las Vegas Airport55 mi away
- LSV · Nellis Air Force Base62 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is CID from DRA?
The flight distance from Cedar Rapids (CID) to Mercury (DRA) is 1,346 miles (2,166 km, 1,170 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from CID to DRA?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 24m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from CID to DRA?
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